'I'm a loser!': Top Chef's Padma Lakshmi berates herself for not taking makeup off night before as she shares selfie from bed

She is usually camera ready to film her reality cooking show Top Chef.

But Padma Lakshmi appeared worn out in a bedroom selfie on Instagram that was uploaded on Friday.

The 44-year-old cookbook author and TV host posed with her eyes shut to show more than 85,000 followers the makeup she had forgotten to wash off from the night before.

Sleepy selfie: Lakshmi admitted she suffers from insomnia in an Instagram photo posted on Friday

Along with the sleepy photo, Padma wrote, 'Ugh! Had the worst insomnia last night! And no I didn't wash my makeup off.'

Her hashtags includes #tired, #TGIF and surprisingly #loser.

Padma has reportedly been suffering from insomnia for almost a year.

Wide awake: The Top Chef host looked far more alert at Disney On Ice presents Frozen at Barclays Center on Tuesday in New York City

In January, she took to Twitter to talk about her inability to get proper sleep.

'Insomnia at its best #quesadilla #mobwivesmarathon,' Lakshmi tweeted.

However, the single mother needs her beauty rest more than ever these days.

Single mom: The 44-year-old star was seen on mommy duty with daughter Krishna, aged four (far left) and a friend in New York City on Monday

In addition to raising her daughter, Krishna, aged four, the cuisine expert has been working hard filming Top Chef, airing Wednesday on Bravo.

In the show's 12th season, Padma joins Tom Colicchio and the rest of the judges as esteemed chefs compete in Boston for $125,000, a feature in Food & Wine magazine, and a showcase at the Annual Food & Wine Classic.

The experts: Padma uploaded a photo on her Instagram on Wednesday filming Top Chef alongside Tom Colicchio and other food experts